Collar-supporter.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1908.

N. -ILLOWAYQ COLLAR SUPPORTER. APBLIGATION FILED Nov.1z. 1907.

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COLLAR-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

Application filed November 12, 1907. Serial No. 401,807.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NETTIE ILLowAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, Manhattan borough, county and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCollar-Supporters, of which the following is a clear, fu l, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to collar-supporting devices, the object being toprovide a cheap and efficient supporter which can be applied to andsupport or keep distended collars of the open-work or lace variety.

To these and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my inventioncomprises the novel features of improvement and combination andarrangement of parts which l will now proceed to describe and finallyclaim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming parthereof, wherein- Figure l is an outside view of a portion of anopen-work collar having my improved supporter ap lied thereto; Fig. 2 isan enlarged vertica sectional view thereof, the section being taken online a@ in Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrow; and Fig. 3is an enlarged detail rear view of my supporter.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates an o en-work collar.Said collar 1 is to be consi( ered diagrammatically as representing acollar which is made of any flexible material, such as lace, insertionor the like. As collars of this class are largely used by ladies, and assuch collars are very liable to wrinkle, or curl over, l have provided asupporting element, such as 2 (Fig. 1), which can be applied to thecollar, preferably on the outside. The supporter 2 may be studded withjewels or suitably ornamented, and may be made of any light material butI prefer to make the same of Celluloid, which can be easily colored.

The supporter 2 comprises a base-member 3 (Fig. 2) having pivotallyattached thereto, as at 4, a bar or plate 5, said bar being provided atthe ends thereof with gri pingpoints 6, preferably formed integra withthe bar 5. The means for pivotally connecting the bar 5 and the base 8is, in this instance, an eyelet 7. The parts 3 and 5 will be boundtogether, by the said eyelet, hard enough to produce sufficient frictionto require a little pressure to move the said bar 5. Each end of thebase 3 is turned over, as at 8, to form a protector or pocket 8 for thepoint 6.

To apply the supporter to a collar, as many supporters can be used asdesired, and the bar 5 of each sup orter is moved outwardly as shown bydotte( lines in Fig. 3. T he ends 8 of the base 3 are (for instance)passed through openings in the lace-collar, as shown in Fig. 1,

and the bar 5 returned to its normal position,

the points 6 being caused to grip the lace, as shown in Fig. 2, or topass through an opening in the lace, as the case may be. By this means alace or open-work collar is prevented from sagging or wrinkling, as saidbar 5 will draw the collar slightly when said bar is returned to itsclosed position. The pockets S prevent the points 6 from coming incontact with the neck, as .thesaid points pass under the turned overends of the base 3.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent l 1. A collar-supporter, comprising a basemember havingturned over ends, whereby pockets are provided, and a gripping memberprovided with points pivotally attached intermediate the ends thereof tosaid base member, the points of said gripping-member being adapted toenter the pockets at the ends of said base-member.

2. A collar-supporter, comprising a bascmember, having turned over ends,whereby a pocket is provided at each end, and a gripping-memberpivotally attached intermediate the ends thereof to said base-member,the extremities of said gripping-member being adapted to be radiallymoved into the ockets at the ends of said base-member.

Signed at N. Y. city this 8 day of November, 1907.

NETTIE ILLOWAY Witnesses:

EDWARD A. JARvIs, ABRAM SHLrvEK.

